Percolator.



G. F. HEMMING & M. L. BAKER.

PERCOLATOR. APPLICATION FILED MAR B IQIS- Patented Oct. 26, 1915.

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ATTORNEY G'EIIS'JIPAVJE 1E, lEUEMMING MD MAX L. OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

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Specification-of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 8, 1915. Serial m. 12,762.

and. exact description 0 the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tolmake and use the same.

()ur invention relates to-coffee percolators and it consists in certain details of construction to be more fully set forth in the following specification and particularly pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the drawings in which Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the percolator; Fig. 2 is an upper plan view with the water bottle or kettle and coifee holding funnel removed; Fig. 3 is an-upper plan view showing the funnel removed and the kettle swung to one side; Fig. 4c is a broken detail view of the flmnel showing the filter in position; and Fig. 5 is an enlarged view partly in section of the. filter construction.

' 1 represents the base, 2 the handle projecting therefrom.

3 1s an arm proJecting from the top of the I handle to which is secured the spring clip 4:

adapted to embrace the neck of the kettle 5. As the kettle is made of glass, the advantage of this spring clip is apparent from the fact that-it will expand and thus conform to the expansion of the glass; for if the glass kettle were rigidly held at the neck under the intense heat to which it is subjected, it would break.

The kettle rests in the open ring 6, which also allows for the expansion of the glass kettle at its point of contact therewith. This has the vertical stem 7 which is jour-.

ring naled in the arm 3. A slight pressure of the kettle toward the open mouth of the spring clip will release the neck of the kettle therefrom, and when released the kettle will swing to one side on its pivotal support.-

Fig. 3--when it can be removed. from. said support. To replace the kettle it is simply to be a full, clear,

seated inthe wire ring and said ring rotated to bring the neck of the kettle within the flexible grip of the spring clip.

The cofiee holding funnel 8 has the hollow stem 9 which projects within the kettle I andv near the bottom thereof. To insure a tight connection between the funnel and kettle,- the flexible stopper 10 has an opening therethrough adapted to firmly embrace the stem while the stopper fits closely the mouth of the kettle.

The strainer comprises the metal plate 11, Figs. l and 5, having the spring fingers 12 ada ted to contact with the interior walls of t e funnel stem to hold the strainer plate against the inclined sides of the funnel and also the fabric cap 13. The edges of this cap are tucked under the outer edge of the plate and rest directly against the inclined sides of the funnel to prevent leakage-at that point. 14 is a handle ing the strainer device into the funnel and removing it loosely embraces this handle, so that the handle can be grasped, while embraced by the cap, to remove the strainer device against Patented oer. ea, 1915.

for insert? therefrom. The fabric cap the tension of the springfingers, or, as before mentioned, to firmly seat the same and without disturbing the fabric cap. This cap is removably secumad to the underside of the ward and downward flow of the liquid, holes 17 are formed in the strainer plate.

The

liquid having returned to the kettle and the i funnel removed, the remainder of the device is used 'as an ordinary pitcher. By means of the handle 2, the kettle is tilted and its contents poured out through its spout 18 without unseating the kettle or disturbing its position.

The recess 19 is formed inthe base to properly locate the lamp under the kettle.

Having thus described our invention, is adapted to swing to and from the spring what We claim is clip. 7

The combination in a percolator having a In testimony whereof we afiix our signabase, a vertical handle portion projecting tures in presence of two witnesses. 5 therefrom, a kettle to which heat is apphed, GUSTAVE F. HEMMING.

an overhanging arm projecting from the v handle, a spring clip carried by the arm MAX BAKER- adapted to partially and flexibly embrace Witnesses: the neck of the kettle, and a pivotally sup- MARY E. GUENBERG, 10 ported seat for the kettle on which the kettle HARRY L. BROOKS. 

